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Protesters leave Bush ranch
Dozens of war protesters packed up their tents and left their campsite in a field near President George W. Bush's ranch on Sunday, vowing to return during Easter for a third vigil if US troops are still in Iraq. The weeklong protest, which coincided with Bush's Thanksgiving holiday visit to his ranch, drew about 200 people. It was a continuation of the August demonstration led by California mother Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey died in Iraq last year during combat. Protesters credit the summer vigil, which they say attracted some 12,000 people over the 26 days, with shifting US sentiment about the war.
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Dogs maul woman to death
A pack of six dogs mauled a 76-year-old woman to death as she worked in her yard, authorities said. Lillian Loraine Stiles was riding on a lawn mower in her front yard on Saturday when she was confronted by the dogs, described as pit bull-rottweiler mixed breeds, said Milam County Sheriff Charlie West. Investigators think Stiles was attacked when she got off the mower and headed into her house. Stiles had severe bites over her entire body, and a man who tried to help her was bitten on one leg, authorities said. The dogs were found at the home of Stiles' neighbor, Jose Hernandez.
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